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Covid-19 pandemic: Assam reports 239 new cases, 5 deaths on Friday

The day's positivity rate declined from 1.05 per cent on the previous day to 0.68 per cent, the bulletin said

Covid-19 pandemic: 11 new cases take Sikkim's tally to 32,030

The death toll stood at 398 as no new fatality due to the infection was recorded in the last 24 hours

Pfizer develops Covid pill that cuts hospitalisations and deaths by 89%

A pill that could be taken at home at the first sign of symptoms is a crucial tool for taming the Covid-19 crisis globally, so long as it's widely available

Delhi records zero Covid death, 32 cases; positivity rate rises to 0.14%

The rise in positivity rate has been registered amid the ongoing festive season

MP logs 6 new coronavirus cases, zero death; active tally at 112

The Covid tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 7,92,894 on Friday

Mumbai logs 238 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; tests dip below 25,000

Mumbai on Friday reported 238 new coronavirus cases and four fresh fatalities, taking the infection tally to 7,57,272 and the toll to 16,269, a civic official said

Kerala reports 6,580 new Covid-19 cases, 46 deaths in last 24 hours

Kerala reported 6,580 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the total affected in the state to 5,001,835

Russia sees 40,735 new Covid cases, 1,192 deaths in last 24 hours

The new cases reported in Russia over the past 24 hours took the national tally to 8,714,595

Japan eases many Covid-era border restrictions as cases slump

The easing also means government will begin reissuing visas for long and short-term stays, which will mainly affect foreign students, technical trainee workers and those relocating to Japan for work

More than 1.16 bn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states/UTs: Centre

More than 116.50 crore Covid vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union territories so far through the Centre and direct state procurement category, the Union health ministry said on Friday.

US to lift all travel curbs for fully vaccinated foreigners from November 8

The travel guidelines included protocols around testing

Over 150 mn vaccine doses still available with states: Health Ministry

More than 15.54 crore balance and unutilized Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, said Union Health Ministry on Friday

Novavax files for emergency use listing of Covid-19 vaccine with WHO

Biotechnology firm Novavax Inc said it has completed the rolling submission for the emergency use listing (EUL) of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to the World Health Organization (WHO).

US cancels Covid-19 vaccine maker's multimillion dollar deal: Report

Emergent BioSolutions played a role in the Trump administration's effort to speed up vaccine development and distribution

Germany sees second straight Covid-19 case record, mulls response

Germany recorded its second consecutive daily record for new Covid cases as infections pick up, and its disease control center said unvaccinated people face a very high risk of infection

Coronavirus outbreak spreads to 20th China province as cases near 800

The latest wave, driven by the highly infectious delta variant, has reached 20 mainland provinces and is now the broadest outbreak since the virus first appeared in Wuhan in 2019.

Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur reports 30 more cases of Zika virus, tally at 66

The tally of Zika virus cases in Uttar Pradesh has now reached 66 after Kanpur reported 30 more cases.

Kerala sees 7,545 new Covid-19 cases, 136 deaths in last 24 hours

The caseload in Kerala increased to 49.95 lakh, the state government said

Europe could see 500,000 more Covid deaths by February, says WHO

Relaxed prevention measures and low vaccination rates in some areas explain the latest surge, says WHO Europe chief

UK authorises Merck's coronavirus treatment, 1st pill shown to treat Covid

Merck has said it can produce 10 million treatment courses through the end of the year, but much of that supply has already been purchased by governments worldwide